Hot and Sour Soup is a popular restaurant style soup from the indo chinese cuisine. As the name suggests, this soup with vegetables gets spicy(hot) taste from the chili sauce and black pepper powder while sour taste from the vinegar.

It is usually served as an appetizer or starter before the main course meal. This soup recipe is very easy and you can make it in less than 15-20 minutes once the vegetables are chopped. Learn how to make hot and sour soup by following the below given recipe with step by step photos.

Turn off the flame. Hot and Sour Soup is ready for serving. Garnish it with green onions and serve.

Tips and Variations:

Add the vegetables as per the availability and your choice. You can also add mushrooms, bean sprouts and tofu.

Cornflour (cornstarch) is added to thicken the soup. This soup has a medium thick consistency. If you like very thick soup, add 6 teaspoons cornflour and if you like very thin soup, add 4 teaspoons cornflour.

To make this soup less spicy, reduce the amount of chilli sauce and black pepper powder.

Taste: Spicy and Mild Sour

Serving Ideas: Serve hot and sour soup as a starter or appetizer with indo chinese food like vegetable hakka noodles and gobi manchurian.